An OnlyFans model and influencer has been found safe just a few days after she was abducted at gunpoint in Mexico, authorities said.
Nicole Pardo Molina, a 20-year-old also known online as “La Nicholette,” was located four days after she disappeared, the Sinaloa state attorney general’s office said Saturday in a press release.
Pardo was last seen on Jan. 20 in Culiacan, when video captured two young men hopping out of a car and forcing her at gunpoint from her vehicle . The video spread online, and police shared a missing person report on Friday.
Mexican authorities did not share details on what led to Pardo being found safe or where she was located. One day after she was found, she appeared at a church service outside Culiacan and shared a statement.
“Thank you to everyone for keeping me in your prayers, for every candle you lit, and for not losing faith,” she said in Spanish.
Pardo is a U.S.-Mexico dual citizen who splits her time between Phoenix and Culiacan, about 600 miles south, according to her posts. She has more than 200,000 followers on Instagram and profiles on several other social media sites, including TikTok and OnlyFans.
Shortly after the kidnapping, Mexican authorities said Pardo’s kidnapping could have been related to cartel disputes in Sinaloa. She sells various merchandise through her social media platforms, some of which mentions Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, the former leader of the Sinaloa Cartel.